Imagine Your Experiences
Start your journey by asking the question: What do you want to experience?
Share Them With Us
Tell us how you want to travel, where you want to go, who is coming with you, and what you want to bring along.
Collaborate Throughout
Work with our designers, engineers, and craftspeople as your custom ARV moves from early ideas to finished motorhome.
Ongoing Service & Support
After delivery, our relationship continues. We provide training, service, warranty support, and long-term technical help as you travel.
Custom From Start to Finish
Advanced RV builds fully custom Class B motorhomes and luxury travel vans designed around how each owner wants to travel.
Through detailed conversations, facility visits, and design collaboration, we shape the layout, systems, storage, materials, and service access around your needs. The result is a handcrafted motorhome built for real travel, backed by long-term service and support.
Is a custom build the path for you?
A custom build is for someone with a specific travel vision.
ARV works with people who want a small, nimble motorhome built around how they travel. Some are exploring highways and backroads. Some need space for bikes, skis, camera gear, pets, grandchildren, or medical equipment. Some want a quiet place to sleep, cook, work, and stay off-grid for longer stretches.
Our clients prioritize quality, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate. They are looking for something handcrafted and custom, without the compromises of a higher-volume RV.
If that resonates with you, we would be happy to talk about a custom build. If you are looking for a more immediate or accessible path into the ARV community, our pre-owned ARVs can also be inspected, supported, and modified around your needs.
How do you want to travel?
Every custom ARV build begins with a conversation.
Together, we talk through your past travels, your future plans, and the details that will shape daily life in the motorhome. The question is simple, but important: How do you want to travel?
We may talk through questions like:
- Where do you want to go?
- How long do you expect to stay in one place?
- Will you move nearly every day, or settle in for days or weeks?
- Will you travel alone, with a partner, with friends, with pets, or with children or grandchildren?
- How do you want to sleep: twin beds, sofa bed, platform bed, elevating bed, or something else?
- How many people need to sleep in the motorhome?
- Do you plan to cook on the road?
- How much refrigerator, pantry, counter, or water capacity do you need?
- Do you have medical needs, such as CPAP use or storage for mobility equipment?
- What gear do you need to bring: bikes, skis, golf clubs, cameras, paddleboards, tools, or something else?
- What did you like from past travel?
- What would you change?
Your answers guide the layout, systems, materials, storage, and chassis choices. Many clients have traveled in pre-owned ARVs or other motorhomes before beginning a custom build. We are happy to share what we have learned from building and traveling in hundreds of custom vehicles.
Why is it important to visit ARV and meet the staff?
A custom build requires trust.
The best way to build that trust is to visit us, meet the team, walk through the production floor, and see how we work. You can look at current builds, talk through design ideas, and get a better sense of the people who will build and support your motorhome.
We encourage you to contact us any time to arrange a visit to our Cleveland-area facility in Willoughby, Ohio.
How do I design and build my Advanced RV?
Before beginning a custom build, we want you to get to know us. That may happen through phone calls, emails, videos, a visit to our facility, or several conversations over time. We encourage you to ask questions, tour the shop, see current builds, and make sure ARV is the right fit for the way you want to travel.
From there, the design process begins with your travel vision. Our designers and engineers guide the conversation through layout, storage, sleeping arrangements, materials, power systems, water systems, chassis choice, and the details that shape daily use.
We can also send a path-to-delivery document that explains the design-build process, timing, deposits, and progress payments. When you are ready to begin, the initial deposit allows us to order your custom chassis, with your input, and place you in the production queue.
The collaboration continues throughout the build, from early ideas to keys in hand.
What should I budget? How long will it take?
We ask about schedule and budget early in the process because those answers shape future design decisions.
Every Advanced RV build is different. Cost depends on the chassis, systems, engineering, materials, and level of customization. Recent fully custom builds, with the technology and systems our clients typically want, have started around $550k.
Pre-owned Advanced RVs are another path, set at a lower price point and with the ability to modify the vehicle around your needs.
Build timing depends on chassis availability, design complexity, and our production schedule. Recent deposit-to-delivery timing for a brand-new custom build has generally been around 8 to 10 months.
Please contact us for the most current pricing, timing, and available chassis options.
What is possible in a custom design?
A custom ARV does not begin with a preset list of layouts, finishes, or systems. Our design process gives the conversation structure, but the build itself is shaped around how you want to travel.
The real boundaries are practical ones: available space, weight, Expert Upfitter chassis requirements, RVIA certification standards, and long-term serviceability. A good custom design has to fit, function safely, and be something we can support over time.
That flexibility can start with the vehicle platform. Many ARVs are built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, but we have also built on Ford Transit vans, box-style platforms, and other chassis when they fit the client’s goals and can be engineered responsibly.
What technologies and systems can be included?
Every Advanced RV is different, so the technology varies from build to build. Some systems are requested often because they make travel easier, quieter, and more comfortable.
Common examples include:
- A high-capacity lithium battery system, designed for off-grid power, rapid recharging, and all-weather use. Recent battery systems have been around 16 kWh of stored energy.
- Insulated, high-capacity water tanks with level and temperature sensors. A typical freshwater tank is around 40 to 50 gallons.
- Diesel-fired heat and hot water, designed for four-season travel and integrated with the Mercedes-Benz fuel tank when built on a Sprinter platform.
- Computer-controlled air ride suspension that replaces the stock suspension for improved ride comfort and handling.
- Electrical, plumbing, and control systems designed for easier monitoring, service access, and long-term support.
Innovation at Advanced RV is driven by both our clients and our need to keep improving. We adopt new technology when we are confident it is safe, reliable, and useful in real travel.
What chassis can I build on?
Most Advanced RVs have been built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van or cab chassis because many clients prefer that platform.
We are not limited to Sprinter. We have also built on Ford Transit vans, box-style platforms, and other chassis when the platform fits the client’s travel goals and can be engineered, built, and serviced responsibly.
The chassis choice is part of the design conversation.
What service, support, and warranty can I expect?
We provide a person on the phone when you call, whether you need service, support, or simply want to talk something through. During business hours, there are no phone menus to work through. You get a person.
We are also available for emergencies seven days per week. Our service is designed to help keep you on the road, or get you back on the road as soon as possible with the least hassle.
For new custom builds, our warranty is three years on the ARV conversion, including ARV-installed appliances and systems. We also provide long-term technical support as your vehicle ages, including help with troubleshooting, repairs, and future system updates.
Start your custom Advanced RV build journey with a message to the team
FAQ's
There are many shapes and sizes of motorhomes. How do I know a Class B is the best fit for me?
A Class B motorhome is the most convenient size for travel. Built on van chassis like the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter or Ford Transit, Class B motorhomes are easier to drive, park, and maneuver than larger Class A or Class C motorhomes.
For many travelers, especially one or two people, that size makes a real difference. You can move through cities more easily, find more flexible overnight options, and travel without towing a separate vehicle. Larger motorhomes will make local driving, parking, and exploring more complicated.
If you want comfort, storage, and sleeping space without giving up mobility, a Class B motorhome will be the right fit.
Why choose Advanced RV?
If you want a completely custom, handcrafted Class B motorhome - with a meticulous attention to detail - Advanced RV is built to meet your needs.
Each ARV is designed around the owner's travel objectives: layout, materials, power systems, water systems, sleeping arrangements, storage, service access, and small details that shape daily use. We do not start with a fixed menu and ask you to fit into it.
If a higher-volume Class B motorhome from another builder already matches your needs and quality standards, it may be the right choice. If you want a custom motorhome designed around how you travel, built carefully, and supported long after delivery, that is where ARV fits.
How much does it cost? How long does it take to build?
Advanced RV motorhomes typically cost about two times more than higher-volume Class B motorhomes. The final cost depends on the chassis, systems, materials, layout, and level of customization.
Fully custom Advanced RV van builds, with the technology and systems our clients typically want, have recently started around $550k.
Pre-Owned ARVs and lease options are also available, starting at around $100k for outright purchase, or around $3000 per month for lease-to-buy programs.
Build timing depends on chassis availability and our production schedule. When we start from scratch, we have completed recent builds in about 8 months. Sometimes we have blank available chassis ready to claim, and a build can complete sooner.
The best way to understand current pricing and timing is to call or send us a message.
Do you sell through dealers?
No. Advanced RV does not sell through dealers.
We work directly with each client because our process is highly custom. We design the motorhome with you, build it here, train you when it is ready, and manage long-term service and support directly.
We build a relatively small number of motorhomes each year. That direct relationship is important to how we work and how we support owners after delivery.
How will I design my ARV?
The design process starts with how you want to travel.
Clients visit our facility to share their vision, walk through current builds, and see real examples on our production floor. Our designers and engineers guide the conversation through layout, storage, sleeping arrangements, materials, power systems, and the details that shape daily use.
The result is a custom Class B motorhome designed around your travel needs, not a fixed menu of options.
How customized can I make my ARV?
Custom means custom.
There is not fixed menu of layouts, materials, or systems you have to choose from. Our design process gives structure to the conversation, but each client's build is shaped around how they want to travel.
The limits are practical: what fits within the chassis, what meets weight and volume requirements, what follows chassis and RVIA certification standards, and what can be built and serviced responsibly over time.
That customization can begin with the platform itself. Many ARVs are built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, but we are not limited to one chassis. We have also built on Ford Transit vans, box-style platforms, and other vehicles when the platform fits the client’s travel goals and can be engineered, built, and serviced responsibly.
I'm interested. What should my next step be?
We enjoy phone and email conversations with potential clients. Ask as many questions as you like. We also encourage you to visit our facility, tour the shop, see current builds, and share your travel vision in person. Together we can navigate the multiple ways to join the community - a custom build, a pre-0wned purchase, or a lease.
If you are ready to begin a custom build, ask us about deposit information. The initial deposit allows us to order your custom chassis, with your input, and place you in the production queue.
What kind of support and service can I expect after delivery?
We answer our phones in person during business hours. We also have an emergency service phone monitored 24/7 by one of our technical staff.
Our goal is to help you understand the issue, troubleshooet it, and find the best path forward. If a repair is needed, we help identify the nearest appropriate resource and support the process as much as we can.
That support continues as the vehicle ages. Many ARV owners choose to update systems years later because they still have confidence in the chassis platforms, the craftsmanship of the cabinetry, and the serviceable structure of the build. We design with the long-term ownership in mind, so an ARV can be maintained, updated, and on the road.
Can I buy or lease a pre-owned Advanced RV?
Yes. When pre-owned ARVs are available, they can be purchased outright or leased.
Leasing can be a good way to try Class B travel before making a larger decision. In some cases, eligible lease credit can also be applied toward buying the ARV you are leasing or toward a future custom build.
Each returning ARV is inspected here, refreshed as needed, and supported by the same team that built it. New owners receive onboarding, warranty coverage on ARV-installed components, and long-term technical support.
Current inventory changes over time, so we encourage you to view our available pre-owned ARVs or contact us to talk through which option might fit the way you want to travel.